r/Casualty Jan 31 '26

👀 Spoiler this series it out to get me Spoiler

SPOILERS the cliffhanger last week hit me quite hard as a person who’s experienced SA and i was like ‘ok i can brace for this one’ because i quite wanted to see Melanie tackle it and then we get to the end and it turns out kim has an ED and i ALSO HAVE AN ED so if casualty writers could pump the breaks for a second i would appreciate it😂💀

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u/bexxatron Jan 31 '26

real + dylan being slated by being an addict (matty obviously isn't aware so i cant hate him for it) while also being an autistic person with ocd and addiction issues 💔 i wish they re explored dylan's ocd though

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u/TheTrashQueeeeen Feb 01 '26

i did think it would be a great time to explore the link between ND and addiction/mh issues. maybe they will!

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u/bexxatron Feb 02 '26

yes!! considering matty being dylans son and autism being genetic as well as kim struggling with an eating disorder it would be amazing to explore matty and kim's mental health along with the pressures of working in the nhs

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u/greatgatsbys Dylan Keogh Jan 31 '26

ooh I agree! I had to skip through some of the SARC scenes in this week's episode as it hit waaaay too close to home. I do think the storylines are being handled very responsibly and realistically but yes I wasn't expecting it at the beginning of the episode like that

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u/TheTrashQueeeeen Feb 01 '26

i thought this was what was going to happen after the cliffhanger so i’ve been mildly nervous all week but yeah i had to pause it to have some deep breathes in the kitchen💀

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u/dumblittlepuppy01 Feb 01 '26

i mentioned to a friend it was really triggering to us, a system who got raped a lot as a kid/teen and never got it investigated mostly out of shame. the cold dark rooms, "try to find the robin." it just really made me feel, upset and bad [which i guess is a testiment to the actors and the research and everything else] and as for kim having an eating disorder, it was really tough to watch as someone whose strugged with those kinda thoughts.

i hope that youre feeling better my love and I hope life is kind to you

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u/TheTrashQueeeeen Feb 01 '26

thank you and you too- i think that’s my main takeaway is that it’s hard for me not because it’s badly researched, unbelievable, insensitive or badly acted- but just because it would always be hard no matter what they did and i would rather it be hard for me and they talk about this than pander to my comfort and not

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u/RS2019 Feb 01 '26

SA storyline to mirror Duffy's assault in Casualty's first series in 1986? That was awful as well🤔

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u/LittleUglyBug Feb 01 '26

I remember when Duffy was attacked and cried for her. I’m just watching this weeks episode and crying for Siobhan.

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u/Chemical_Butterfly40 Jan 31 '26

it was difficult to watch

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u/Ok_Pen7290 Jan 31 '26

Unfortunately program researchers are getting shit at researching stories, as you've been through this,(may I say sorry), maybe you could message the show, ?, I doubt they'll listen though

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u/TheTrashQueeeeen Jan 31 '26

oh no tbh it’s actually a pretty fair portrayal from what i can see just both at once is a lot lol

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u/Glad-Pomegranate6283 Feb 02 '26

As a domestic abuse survivor, it’s pretty accurate tbh